C466
Silence fell.
Make me an offer. Whatever you can give me.
When Cale uttered those words, all the Demon King's subordinates couldn't hide their astonishment. The face of the one who appeared to be the advisor paled.
Tok. Tok.
The Demon King tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers. His eyes moved from Cale to his shoulder.
“!”
General Mol's pupils, who made eye contact, widened. Because the Demon King was smiling.
“Interesting.”
Mol recalled the words he had said to the Demon King.
‘What did you think of Cale Henituse?’
The answer he had given to the Demon King's question.
‘You will have a lot of fun when you meet Cale Henituse.’
Neither with the Wanderers, nor during the negotiations with the God of Chaos faction, had the Demon King said it was interesting. He even treated the Dragon King, one of the Three Emperors, with indifference.
“Fine.”
The Demon King's gaze returned to Cale. With the corner of his lips slightly curved.
“What do you want?”
At those words, the expressions of the servants behind the Demon King changed. Just from that, they could realize that this reaction from the Demon King was extremely unusual behavior. Especially, the face of the demon who seemed to be the advisor, who was right behind the Demon King, further forward than the other servants, paled even more.
“Your question is poorly phrased.”
But Cale responded with an equally blunt reaction. With a slightly curved corner of his lips, he replied:
“What do I want? That’s something the party that wants something should propose. We’re not in a hurry.”
Cale seemed very relaxed.
“Demon King-nim.”
Finally, the advisor intervened. He gestured to the leader of the personal guard of the first army who was at the entrance of the hall. The leader of the personal guard, who received his gesture, sent a signal to his subordinates, and the door at the entrance of the hall began to slowly close.
“Since the knight Cale Henituse doesn’t seem to be in good condition, we will escort you to a comfortable place.”
Kiiik. As the door closed, the advisor smiled kindly at Cale and said:
“We will prepare an offer that will satisfy Knight Cale Henituse.”
He seemed very calm and natural, as if he had forgotten that he had paled.
‘He’s buying time.’
Cale realized that the advisor was trying to avoid the current situation, where the atmosphere had changed in his favor, and postpone the negotiations, but…
‘Why me?’
Cale had no reason to succumb to this behavior of the advisor. He had many things to say to pressure them.
‘The gray disease must be spreading right now. Isn’t it too calm?’
A single phrase like that would be enough to pressure them. Cale’s mouth opened. But the Demon King spoke first.
“Fine. I’ll propose first.”
The surprised advisor hastily opened his mouth.
“Demon King-nim—”
But his face paled. The Demon King raised his hand.
“Kreuk.”
The advisor swallowed, and his body was pushed back by the Demon King's gesture. At that situation, the servants immediately lowered their heads, and the knights of the first army's personal guard, who were closing the entrance door, stopped what they were doing and held their breath. Cale confirmed that there was astonishment and fear in the eyes of the Demon King's servants. At that moment, the Demon King opened his mouth.
“What you would want…”
The Demon King’s weary voice reached his ears.
“Should I end my alliance with the Hunter family?”
The eyes of Eruhaben and Choi Han, who were watching, widened.
“…….”
While Cale remained silent, the Demon King spoke again.
“Aurora.”
When Aurora stopped, the Demon King, without looking at her, said to Cale:
“Should I cede the next throne to her?”
Cale’s expression vanished. The faces of the advisor and the servants paled even more.
“Or should I apologize for having attacked villages under the Demon King’s orders and having handed over the demons as test subjects?”
At those words, Aurora and Choi Han’s shoulders trembled slightly. The faces of the other demons paled even more. Especially, the advisor couldn't hide his despair. In the silence, only the Demon King spoke.
“Why?”
He leaned deeper into the chair.
“Cale Henituse. Don’t you already know this? It seems that you were the ones who attacked the sixth army last time.”
The Demon King’s sixth army. When Baron Deshuran attacked the village, Cale’s group stopped them and had the leader of the sixth army captive.
“Ah.”
The Demon King was calm.
“Thanks to you, when I interrogated the knights of the God of Chaos that I was able to capture, they said they hadn’t attacked the sixth army. This is what I thought based on that information.”
Slowly. The Demon King’s voice was full of boredom. It seemed that this explanation was a very boring process for him. But the smile on his lips didn’t disappear. He looked only at Cale.
“What else can I offer? Ah, how about money? Or land? Power?”
The Demon King said in a monotonous tone.
“I can give you everything. So purify the gray disease.”
After those words, a brief silence fell.
“…….”
“…….”
In the midst of that brief silence, where no one could speak, Cale, who had been staring at the Demon King with an expressionless face, opened his mouth.
“I misjudged.”
He thought that the Demon King didn’t care about the lives of the demons, but he did care about his position.
“You don’t care what happens to the Demon Kingdom, the demons, or anything else.”
This guy is truly crazy. Cale’s gaze shifted to the Demon King’s shoulder.
“It seems that most things have been done by your servants.”
The advisor couldn’t hide his uneasiness upon making eye contact with Cale.
“You’ve simply ignored it.”
Why?
“Because it seemed like it would create a more interesting situation.”
The Demon King didn’t respond to his indifferent gaze. The King of Boredom. Cale realized that ‘Boredom’ was a fitting word to describe this demon.
‘Even the fact of fighting against the former Demon King’s faction and becoming the Demon King…’
Even the fact of cooperating with the God of Chaos faction and the Hunter family. It wasn’t simply to strengthen the Demon Kingdom and increase its power. Cale judged the Demon King. This guy isn’t the type of ruler who would do anything to protect his power. Rather, this guy…
‘Has an empty gaze.’
In Kim Rok Soo’s time, he had become a leader and had met many leaders of various organizations. Back then, he had seen several guys with that gaze. One of the leaders of Korea’s three major guilds was like that. A person who had built a large company/corporation by making good use of the Great Catastrophe period and had sat in the president’s seat was like that.
“You’re fighting against boredom.”
“……!”
For the first time, the Demon King’s eyebrows arched slightly. Regardless of that, Cale continued:
“That’s why you want chaos and war.”
Because only in cases like chaos and war did he feel pleasure and feel alive.
‘These types of people do many crazy things.’
Cale closed his eyes. He still had a fever and dizziness.
“What a coincidence that I came to talk to this crazy person.”
Ugh. He involuntarily sighed.
“…!”
“!”
The advisor, General Mol, the leader of the first army’s personal guard, etc., watched that scene with astonishment. The King of Boredom. The demons who followed him thought he was the one most likely to become a Demon God. Because he was more powerful than any other Demon King. To that powerful being…
“You can’t have a normal conversation with someone who’s missing a screw.”
Cale said without hesitation. It was something that no one in the Demon King’s castle could do. Because the Demon King killed anyone who was even a little arrogant. Because of that, the leader of the first army’s personal guard felt strange.
‘Why do you let him say those disrespectful words?’
No. Rather, he was more interested. It was the first time in many years that the leader of the personal guard, who was by his side, had seen the Demon King so interested in something. At that moment, Cale suddenly asked:
“Am I amusing you?”
The Demon King’s smile deepened. But his eyes still showed boredom. But Cale didn’t worry.
‘Yes, the leaders of the large guilds and the company president I met in Kim Rok Soo’s time also had fun seeing me.’
Why?
‘I don’t know.’
Those people were incomprehensible. Simply, for strange reasons, they had fun with Kim Rok Soo. The Demon King opened his mouth.
“Yes. You amused me.”
As the Demon King felt boredom about everything, he clearly saw the things that stood out. Because of that, he immediately understood Cale’s essence.
“Seeing you, I understood. You don’t act for power, wealth, or honor.”
The God of Chaos and the first Wanderer are different from Cale Henituse. The Demon King clearly sees things because everything bores him.
“Do you want to purify the gray disease quickly?”
The Demon King already knew what Cale was trying to hide.
“Do you want the world, your surroundings, to be peaceful?”
He also understood this sincerity.
“That’s why you fight so much, right?”
Puh. The Demon King burst into laughter. While the demons were surprised by that expression, Cale’s group’s expressions became strange. With inexplicable expressions, they looked at Cale’s back. Cale, sitting in a wheelchair, gasping as he faced the Demon King. His back seemed particularly large.
‘What?’
And General Mol. He also felt his heart pounding and the Sacred Object in his chest vibrating. He suddenly remembered the indifference of the Dragon King, one of the Three Emperors, and the demons, towards the life or death of the demons. He also remembered the image of Cale getting enraged for one of his companions. As the heir to the Sacred Object that was passed down from generation to generation in his family, General Mol had followed the King of Boredom, whom he considered the only person who could become a Demon God, but the image of Cale fighting remained etched in his mind. As Mol’s gaze was fixed on Cale, the Demon King’s voice continued:
“You are very powerful.”
Ah. The leader of the first army’s personal guard exclaimed. It had been a long time since the Demon King was seen saying that someone was powerful. All those whom he had recognized as powerful were truly powerful. Because they were people he couldn’t defeat.
‘God.’
Beings who have the ‘possibility’ to resist the gods, or beings close to the gods. The Demon King said that they were powerful.
‘There’s a reason why the Demon King-nim has let him live.’
There was a reason why the Demon King had let that human live who spoke disrespectful words without hesitation.
‘But, that guy?’
For someone who seems so weak to be so powerful? Of course, he had withstood the sea of the Three Emperors once, but wasn’t it just to resist and escape? And yet he is powerful?
‘What kind of potential does that guy have?’
As the gaze of the leader of the personal guard and the advisor sank deeply… the Demon King, looking at Cale, affirmed: You are powerful.
“Even so, your enemies are more powerful.”
Although Cale also knows this…
“Even so, you are ferocious.”
And his desire within that ferocity was simple.
“But you just want to rest.”
I hate this boredom. This guy just wants to end everything and rest. That’s what I see. Because he is the King of Boredom.
“It’s very interesting.”
This guy and I are opposites. The Demon King wants chaos. This guy wants to eliminate chaos. It’s not that he wants to eliminate chaos to maintain his power as the God of Equilibrium. He also doesn’t want to eliminate chaos for a just cause. He just wants to eliminate it to have a peaceful life. He wants to rest. The Demon King felt that desire. I feel suffocated by boredom. The Demon King stared at Cale, who had let his thoughts show. How will this guy act now? And soon, Cale responded to the Demon King’s words.
“Fine. Then let’s make it more interesting.”
“…What?”
Let’s make it more interesting? The Demon King’s eyes widened. And Cale smiled broadly. In Kim Rok Soo’s time, when he encountered guys like the Demon King, he said this, and everyone had that expression. Seeing that is really fun. Cale showed the Demon King, who acted as if he knew everything, the reality. A very interesting reality.
“Hey.”
He didn’t even call him Demon King anymore. These types of people like to be arrogant and uncontrolled.
“The God of Chaos and the Heavenly Kingdom have joined forces.”
“!”
The Demon King’s eyes widened.
“The Heavenly Kingdom’s goal is also to crush your Demon Kingdom.”
The advisor’s and servants’ expressions hardened. They seemed to be facing their lifelong enemy.
“Also, the Hunter family of the Five Colored Blood Family is planning to put both the Heavenly Kingdom, the Demon Kingdom, and the Divine World under their control.”
Cale was talking non-stop. Demon King, you seem to be at the center of the creation of chaos? You’re being betrayed. You also have to fight to survive.
“And it seems that the Hunter family of the Five Colored Blood Family has found a way to eliminate the gods.”
Alright, Demon King. The chaos you want is right in front of you.
“What do you think? Is it interesting?”
Cale shrugged and added:
“Ah. It must have been boring until now.”
Cale told the arrogant Demon King:
“Because you didn’t know.”
Only you didn’t know.
-Human, you know very little, but you act as if you know everything!
7-year-old Raon said something very accurate.
“Demon King. Are you still bored?”
Cale saw for the first time that the Demon King’s mouth closed. The Demon King’s mouth was no longer smiling. But his eyes were smiling for the first time.
“Cale Henituse.”
He rose from the backrest and leaned towards Cale.
“I will give you the terms of the deal.”
Finally, he could propose equal terms of a deal. Cale Henituse. This guy and I aren’t opposites. No, we may be opposites, but at least, this guy can do what I want. Because of that, the Demon King said what Cale wanted.
“I will actively cooperate with you to achieve the peace you desire.”
He felt the advisor and the servants moving behind, but the Demon King didn’t care. In fact, it was for himself, but also for the Demon Kingdom, he had to get out of his boredom. Unlike what Cale expected, the Demon King was thinking about the Demon Kingdom according to his own criteria.
‘Besides, if the Heavenly Kingdom is involved, this won’t do.’
After hearing the new information, the Demon King had no choice but to sincerely talk to Cale.
Demon God.
To reach that position, the Demon King must free himself from the shackles that have been imposed on him. The King of Boredom was struggling to free himself from his shackles. Nobody knows. That was also one of the Demon King’s shackles.
‘No.’
I don’t know what the Demon King’s shackles are, but at least, the person who has seen his essence is in front of me.
‘You’re fighting against boredom.’
Yes, he is truly fighting. Because of that, the Demon King proposed these terms of the deal. He told Cale: I will actively cooperate with you to achieve the peace you desire. So you…
“In return, you must entertain me until then.”
Somehow, I think you will give me the key to freeing myself from these shackles.
Although he was gasping and seemed very tired… to achieve his peace, you are fighting to survive. If you, who throw yourself into chaos and confusion without hesitation…
I think you will give me the answer to get out of my boredom.
And the other party…
Psik. He didn’t hide his mockery.
“What nonsense. Why should I entertain you? I don’t have time to play with you.”
Cale’s confident smile reached the Demon King’s eyes.
“In return, I will create incessant chaos.”
I will create the stage.
“If you get bored, come play.”
Find the fun yourself.
“Of course, if you get hit playing, that’s your problem.”
Maybe we’ll get hit. Or maybe they’ll annihilate each other fighting. They’ve done many bad things.
‘And the peace I want?’
It’s for the Demon Kingdom to become peaceful again, and for Aurora to become the new Queen. Thus, Cale’s surroundings will be peaceful. The Demon King knew this, and Cale also knew this, that’s why he could calmly mention everything. The Demon King finally opened his mouth.
“Ja ja—”
His laughter echoed. His eyes and mouth, his whole face, could laugh for the first time in a long time.
“Do you mean you will create a scenario where I could die?”
It was a condition of a deal that the Demon King couldn’t refuse, a condition that he didn’t feel bored at all.
“Good.”
The Demon King was satisfied. Cale thought to himself:
‘Crazy.’
The Demon King is crazy. I should make the Heavenly Kingdom, which could attack Choi Han and the Heavenly Demon, fight against the Demon King. Or make him fight against the God of Chaos. Or make him fight against the Five Colored Blood Family. Instead of boredom, wouldn’t it be better to create such an exciting scenario that would make him worry about when he would die? While swaying between life and death, he will feel like resting, even for a moment, instead of boredom.
“Hu.”
Cale, who dreamed of being a lazy bum and rolling around in bed, smiled unconsciously.
-Human, your smile is very sinister right now!
He ignored Raon’s words.
“…….”
He also ignored the Demon King who had stopped. Cale simply smiled. Not knowing that the Demon King thought this human was also crazy.
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Regarding Cale's n the DK's opinions of each other..I'll just say that game recognises game. Or in this case, crazy recognises crazy, lol 😂
ReplyDeleteExcuse me, mister, but your flushed face, intense gaze, and wicked smile look dangerously sexy.
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